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[drof46]

I know I'm going to get derided for saying this ( as I always do) but sea angling in our area is finished until the back-end.

I've had more than four decades of serious fishing around our coastline and, once March comes around it's time to pack your shore gear away.

I also know that folk are going to extol the virtues of those easy to catch and inedible wrasse from the rock edges further North but bonny as they may be, they really are insignificant as a sporting fish.

Even pollack and coalies which put in an occasional appearance for us are a shadow of those bronze leviathans which grace the Scottish waters.

So, barring mackerel on light tackle, sea fishing is over for me except for the odd boat-trip or occasional expedition into Jockland.

As of next week and at least twice a week, it'll be trout-fishing for me 'till October.

Tight lines,

Drof.

 

[Charlton]

you will no doubt be joined on the trout lakes by many winter sea anglers

 

[drof46]

In Praise Of Trout

In Praise Of Trout

Aye, you're right Alan.

Every Summer and more frequently of late, I've recognized lads whom I've seen on the beaches, rock edges and jetties during the Winter, having a crack at the elusive trout whether by fly or bait.

Divvent forget, your light sea spinning outfit is more than suitable when worming for trout.

Indeed most sea anglers start-off bait-fishing, then many fancy a bash with the fly - It's a logical progression.

Tight lines,

Drof

 

[mag]

i am one of those men who has gone from sea to game. absolutley love it-although not the best fly caster in the world i can rech maybee 20m which puts me onto fish. brilliant fun on light tackle and YOU KNOW THE FISH ARE THERE AND NOT NETTED. i have since sold my sea fishing tackle and am well and truely hooked.

 

[drof46]

I'll tell ye summat else- mind you, it's only my opinion and a bit controversial.

After a lifetimes experience both at the sea fishing and game fishing.

It takes more skill to hoy a multiplier a good distance than it does to cast a fly properly.

Aa'll put me tin hat on now to protect mesell from the 'fly-men'

Whaddayeeze think?

Drof

 

[jamiebrennan]

last club match of the season tommorrow night and im gonna catch a WHOPPER! Then it will be some family time and re-reading the "codling crouch" til the waters clear north of the border and do some serious rocking! Good luck with your summer troutin'

 

[lingking]

flymen

flymen

i ammyself not a flyman myself,but i thinthink you might need a concrete bunker rather than a tin hat!

 

[treeboa]

not into trout fishing but the pole and the carp gears starting to stir in the bags, time to strip the multis for a service n clean, replace those damaged eyes i noticed last trip, i still intend to have the occasional foray to the beach with a beachcaster in the summer but coarse fishing for me is the seasonal draw now

 

[broony]

Bass fishing for me this summer, can't wait.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Fished the last club match last night and virtually all members ended up on Blyth Beach scratching...palm sized flatties and micro coalies...

..great bites with a flattie rod and braid mind you

The fluff chucking sounds attractive, but then so does searching for a lunker on the wrecks

 

[brooktrout]

Aye drof me starts on the Derwent 20th of this month until October on the trout trail and searching for the elusive tiger. I'll still be clambering over the skeers though every now n then to keep me hand in.

 

[drof46]

In Praise of 'Wrecking'

In Praise of 'Wrecking'

Fished the last club match last night and virtually all members ended up on Blyth Beach scratching...palm sized flatties and micro coalies...

..great bites with a flattie rod and braid mind you

The fluff chucking sounds attractive, but then so does searching for a lunker on the wrecks

Not averse to the odd 'Wrecking Trip' mesell but 'proper' wrecking tends to be a bit expensive if you indulge on a weekly basis.

The bulk of my trouting on the other hand costs me just £70 for the whole season with the occasional 'away' trip which will cost around £20 - £25 a day.

Tight lines,

Drof

 

[mick dunn]

The main problem with trout fishing for me is i don,t like the taste of the stuff.
Now cod i love------even though i only have 4 fillets in the freezer from this season.
Derwent opens next Sat but i,ll be down the Pool having another go probs off the beach for Bass-or one last shout from the pier for a rare coddy.
Watching tight lines last night and theres the "spring run" of cod--whats all that about.?.
Mick.

 

[drof46]

Try smoking it Mick and make fishcakes out the smoked fillets.

Add a finely chopped spring onion to the mashed spuds afore you form the cakes.

With a sweet-chilli dipping sauce, I'll guarantee that they're the best fishcakes you've ever tasted.

Cheers,

Drof

P.S
Aa've got mesell clammin now!

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Not averse to the odd 'Wrecking Trip' mesell but 'proper' wrecking tends to be a bit expensive if you indulge on a weekly basis.

Haven't got the facts and figures to hand (am sure Richie will have it down to the nearest pence ) but it is a tad pricey at times...some days it's more expensive than others with losing pirks, pricey bits of rubber, leads, hooks, swivels then there's the bait itself before the macky turn up...

...lest I forget the price of wine these days

 

[northeast1]

Tony i have them all on a excel sheet if you wish a look

Ow i do like my fly fishing, start in March finish end of April, never had a massive trout, best was just over 8lb but even them little ones 2-3lbers can give you a good run.

Still my all time fav fishing in order is......

Wreck fishing

Redgilling for pollack up Scotland

Trout fishing

Jigging and spinning of Shields pier

 

[youngsteve]

Im sorry to say and im not having a go but some of you are so wrong theres plenty sea fishing sport to be had in the summer. For a start a 3lb wrasse will out fight a trout of the same size any day and theres loads about in the summer, may be bad eating but its not all about that. Also theres mint sport locally for the eels and flounders and also flounders over the west coast. What about the doggies over the west coast of scotland? bite hard and fight hard, excellent sport. Places such as eyemouth are good for codling/coalies/pollock and wrasse in the summer with some big bags to be had. Closer to home marks such as newton, craster etc are excellent marks for codling in the summer, some better fish about. And of course not forgetting the mackies, again really good sport on light gear. If the shore fishing was so poor in the summer then there wouldnt be so many matches on, simple.

 

[drof46]

Kid Yersell If You Must

Kid Yersell If You Must

I knew there would be die-hards who wouldn't face the facts but cut your losses and leave the verminous wrasse, flounders, doggies and (controversial) eels behind.

Autumn-to-spring is the time for shore-fishing in our area - full stop!

Still, if Summer fishing gets us oot the hoose with a bit of good weather behind us it's a good thing.

Cheors,

Drof

 

[marksworld]

I knew there would be die-hards who wouldn't face the facts but cut your losses and leave the verminous wrasse, flounders, doggies and (controversial) eels behind.

Autumn-to-spring is the time for shore-fishing in our area - full stop!

Still, if Summer fishing gets us oot the hoose with a bit of good weather behind us it's a good thing.

Cheors,

Drof

everyone to their own.

 

[Gerry]

Mate wants me to have a go at trout fishing and might give it a go.
But spring /summer for me is motorbikes and scuba diving around St Marys and cullercoats.
Its amazing what you can find in 8 to 10 metres of water and its a chance to get my leads back.
still like the odd night on the beach but boats are out as I get seasick too easily.
Good luck to you all may all your fish be big uns, see you in Sept
Gerry